The 1st few pints are foamier as it's purging the air (and co2 if you purged the rocket prior to filling). The hoprocket should be in the fridge the same temp as the beer to minimize foaming. It can hold up to 40 psi.

Interesting....as of now its working 5X5. Jury is still out if I like Cascade-infused American Brown Ale....despite my love for hops, this may be a bit too much. More to follow. Perlick also makes an adjustable flow faucet.

The 1st few pints are foamier as it's purging the air (and co2 if you purged the rocket prior to filling). The hoprocket should be in the fridge the same temp as the beer to minimize foaming. It can hold up to 40 psi.

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Chilling the hop rocket is required in an effort to minimize foaming.

Check out this video by John Blichmann. Start at 6 min in to see the demo as a randall.

Our randall is not a hop rocket, so I can not elaborate on that product, but we use the "traditional" water filter housing technique but with a second chamber after the hop infuser. This cuts down on foaming significantly. OTOH if you are only pouring a couple pints at a time it may waste a lot of beer.

Also if it is clogging you might have it packed too full. Don't pack them in there. Just fill it and leave them slightly loose. The beer will cause the hops to swell significantly. Also be sure you didn't get any hops "dust" on any seals or inside the "filter" housing.

Our randall is not a hop rocket, so I can not elaborate on that product, but we use the "traditional" water filter housing technique but with a second chamber after the hop infuser. This cuts down on foaming significantly. OTOH if you are only pouring a couple pints at a time it may waste a lot of beer.

Also if it is clogging you might have it packed too full. Don't pack them in there. Just fill it and leave them slightly loose. The beer will cause the hops to swell significantly. Also be sure you didn't get any hops "dust" on any seals or inside the "filter" housing.

Any pictures? The second chamber doesn't have anything in it? I like some of the presentation aspects of Randalls but hate the waste introduced by the insane amount of foaming that seems inevitable with this setup since you're filtering carbonated beer through a billion tiny nucleation sites.

Our randall is not a hop rocket, so I can not elaborate on that product, but we use the "traditional" water filter housing technique but with a second chamber after the hop infuser. This cuts down on foaming significantly. OTOH if you are only pouring a couple pints at a time it may waste a lot of beer.

Also if it is clogging you might have it packed too full. Don't pack them in there. Just fill it and leave them slightly loose. The beer will cause the hops to swell significantly. Also be sure you didn't get any hops "dust" on any seals or inside the "filter" housing.

Any pictures? The second chamber doesn't have anything in it? I like some of the presentation aspects of Randalls but hate the waste introduced by the insane amount of foaming that seems inevitable with this setup since you're filtering carbonated beer through a billion tiny nucleation sites.

Have you seen the discussion on the 'hop squasher'? just put some hops in a french press and add beer. filter and drink. still foaming issues but a lot less waste I would think. Havn't tried it myself but it seems like a good idea!